Camu camu

Other Names: Araca d'agua, Araza de Agua, Cacari, Camo Camo, Camocamo, Camu-Camu, Camu-camu Negro, Guapuro Blanco, Myrciaria dubia, Myrciaria paraensis, Psidium dubium, Rumberry.
Camu camu is a shrub that grows in swampy or flooded areas of the Amazon rain forests of Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia. The fruit and leaves are used as a medicine.

Special Precautions of Camu camu

• If you suffer from gout or other uric acid-related conditions, camu camu may exacerbate the symptoms, so be sure to consult a medical professional before adding it to your diet.
• There's some concern that camu camu may interact with drugs used in chemotherapy treatments.

The benefits of Camu camu are

This fruit is packed with potent phytochemicals, flavonoids, essential amino acids, nutrients, and vitamins such Vitamin C. In fact, the camu camu contains more vitamin C than any other known fruit in the world—approximately 2 grams of vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit. That's 50 times more vitamin C than a Florida orange. Most people know that vitamin C has powerful antioxidative powers.

• Antioxidants are prized for their key role in anti-aging. They are able to neutralize harmful free radicals in the body—while at the same time supporting a healthy immune system.
• may also improve your cognitive performance and reduce short-term memory loss associated with aging.
• enhances mental well-being and alertness.
• can boost the immune system
• anti-viral (fights cold and flu)
• Arthritis.
• Asthma.
• Cold sores.
• Common colds.
• anti-inflammatory (eases arthritis and other inflammatory diseases)
• aid in skin care
• Helps prevent cancer. The rich antioxidant profile of camu camu makes it a powerful defense against cancer-causing free radical damage as well. Synthetic forms of the vitamins found in camu camu simply do not compare to the synergistic healing nutrients found in camu camu.
• Promotes eye health. An all-around support for the nervous system, camu camu can help maintain healthy eyesight and prevent degenerative vision loss.
• may relieve infertility in men
• promote fertility in women
• relieve chronic diseases such as Crohn's and Parkinson's.
• protect against atherosclerosis
• protect agains cancer
• helps for depression
• diabetes
• gum disease